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Trump Agrees To Shut Down His Charity Accused Of "Shocking" Illegalities

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday December 18, 2018

President Donald Trump has agreed to shut down his personal charity, the Trump Foundation, the New York attorney general said Tuesday, accusing it of engaging in a "shocking pattern of illegality" to advance his political and business interests.

Donald Trump Directs Pentagon To Create "Space Command"

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday December 18, 2018

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday ordered the creation of "Space Command," a new organizational structure within the Pentagon that will have overall control of military space operations.

Trump, Without Evidence, Blasts Social Media Giants For Opposition "Bias"

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday December 18, 2018

US President Donald Trump took a swipe Tuesday at tech giants Facebook, Twitter and Google, accusing them of being biased in favor of opposition Democrats.

Trump's Former Adviser Michael Flynn To Be Sentenced For Lying To FBI

World News | Reuters | Tuesday December 18, 2018

A judge will decide today whether former national security adviser Michael Flynn should be sent to prison for lying to the FBI in a case stemming from the investigation into possible collusion between President Donald Trump's campaign team and Russia in the run-up to the 2016 election.

CEOs Say They Often Apologise To Executives Abroad For Trump's Diplomacy

World News | Jena McGregor, The Washington Post | Tuesday December 18, 2018

Donald Trump may have entered the White House with a background in business, but a new survey of business leaders shows little praise for the president from his fellow executives.

Mexico Border Wall Funding: US Heading Towards Government Shutdown

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday December 18, 2018

US lawmakers were scrambling Monday to avert a partial government shutdown, with Republican and Democratic leaders locked in a stalemate over President Donald Trump's demands for border wall funding.

Trump Hails Apple Plans for New Texas Campus

Agence France-Presse | Monday December 17, 2018

US President Donald Trump thanked Apple chief Tim Cook on Friday after the tech giant unveiled plans for a $1 billion campus in Texas.

Russia Used Every Social Media Platform To Help Elect, Back Trump: Report

World News | Craig Timberg, Tony Romm, The Washington Post | Monday December 17, 2018

A report prepared for the Senate that provides the most sweeping analysis yet of Russia's disinformation campaign around the 2016 election found the operation used every major social media platform to deliver words, images and videos tailored to voters' interests to help elect President Donald Trump - and worked even harder to support him while in ...

Trump's New Chief Of Staff Had Called Him "Terrible Human Being": Report

World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday December 16, 2018

US President Donald Trump's budget director and his pick to be the acting Chief of Staff, Mick Mulvaney, called Trump "a terrible human being" during a campaign debate in 2016.

Interior Secretary To Leave In Latest High-Profile Exit, Says Trump

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday December 15, 2018

Donald Trump said Saturday that his interior secretary will be leaving soon, the latest in a series of high-profile departures from an administration beset by turnover and alleged ethical failings. "Secretary of the Interior @RyanZinke will be leaving the Administration at the end of the year," Trump wrote on Twitter.

"Going To Be A Great 2019": Trump's New Acting White House Chief Of Staff

World News | Philip Rucker, Josh Dawsey, Damian Paletta, The Washington Post | Saturday December 15, 2018

President Donald Trump on Friday abruptly named Mick Mulvaney, currently the director of the Office of Management and Budget, as acting White House chief of staff, elevating a conservative ideologue with congressional experience to steer the administration through a treacherous phase.

Trump Directed Hush Money Payments, Knew It Was Wrong, Alleges Ex-Lawyer

World News | John Wagner, The Washington Post | Saturday December 15, 2018

Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former lawyer, said in a television interview Friday that Trump knew it was wrong to make hush-money payments to women who alleged they had affairs with him, directly contradicting claims from the president.

Donald Trump Says Mick Mulvaney To Be Acting White House Chief of Staff

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday December 15, 2018

Donald Trump announced Friday that his budget director Mick Mulvaney will step in as acting chief of staff to replace John Kelly -- amid indications the president is struggling to fill the key post.

US "In No Hurry" Over North Korea Nuclear Negotiations, Says Donald Trump

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday December 15, 2018

US President Donald Trump played down hopes Friday for any imminent deal to persuade North Korea to give up its nuclear arsenal.

"Big" China-US Trade Deal Could Happen "Rather Soon": Donald Trump

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday December 14, 2018

President Donald Trump on Friday said a major US-China trade deal could emerge in the near future, saying that China's position has been weakened by the economic impact of the tariffs war.